Jack Wilshere is played offside by Stewart Downing from a ball by Santiago Cazorla

1

6

FOUL

ARS

C

Santiago Cazorla Commits a Regular foul.

1

6

FREE KICK

LIV

C

Glen Johnson takes a direct free kick.

1

6

THROW IN

ARS

C

Kieran Gibbs concedes a throw in.

1

7

THROW IN

ARS

C

Bacary Sagna concedes a throw in.

1

7

THROW IN

LIV

C

Steven Gerrard concedes a throw in.

1

8

THROW IN

ARS

C

Santiago Cazorla concedes a throw in.

1

8

THROW IN

LIV

C

Glen Johnson concedes a throw in.

1

9

GOAL KICK

ARS

C

Aaron Ramsey concedes a goal kick.

1

9

THROW IN

LIV

C

Luis Suárez concedes a throw in.

1

9

FOUL

LIV

C

Lucas Leiva Commits a Regular foul.

1

9

FREE KICK

ARS

C

Santiago Cazorla takes a direct free kick.

1

9

THROW IN

LIV

C

Glen Johnson concedes a throw in.

1

10

GOAL KICK

LIV

C

Daniel Sturridge concedes a goal kick.

1

11

GOAL KICK

ARS

C

Olivier Giroud concedes a goal kick.

1

13

THROW IN

LIV

C

José Reina concedes a throw in.

1

14

THROW IN

LIV

C

Stewart Downing concedes a throw in.

1

15

THROW IN

LIV

C

Glen Johnson concedes a throw in.

1

16

CORNER

LIV

C

Luis Suárez concedes a corner kick.

1

16

CORNER

LIV

C

Lucas Leiva concedes a corner kick.

1

17

CORNER

LIV

C

José Reina concedes a corner kick.

1

18

THROW IN

LIV

C

Stewart Downing concedes a throw in.

1

19

THROW IN

LIV

C

José Reina concedes a throw in.

1

20

FOUL

LIV

C

Jordan Henderson Commits a Regular foul.

1

20

FREE KICK

ARS

C

Aaron Ramsey takes a direct free kick.

1

22

GOAL KICK

LIV

C

Jordan Henderson concedes a goal kick.

1

23

CORNER

LIV

C

Steven Gerrard concedes a corner kick.

1

24

THROW IN

ARS

C

Santiago Cazorla concedes a throw in.

1

24

FOUL

ARS

C

Santiago Cazorla Commits a Regular foul.

1

25

YELLOW

ARS

C

Santiago Cazorla recieves a YellowCard for the following reason: Foul.

1

25

FREE KICK

LIV

C

Glen Johnson takes a direct free kick.

1

26

CORNER

ARS

C

Thomas Vermaelen concedes a corner kick.

1

27

FOUL

ARS

C

Lukas Podolski Commits a Regular foul.

1

27

FREE KICK

LIV

C

Andre Wisdom takes a direct free kick.

1

28

GOAL KICK

LIV

C

Luis Suárez concedes a goal kick.

1

29

THROW IN

ARS

C

Jack Wilshere concedes a throw in.

1

31

GOAL KICK

LIV

C

Jordan Henderson concedes a goal kick.

1

32

OFFSIDE

LIV

C

Stewart Downing is played offside by Kieran Gibbs from a ball by Jordan Henderson

1

33

CORNER

LIV

C

Andre Wisdom concedes a corner kick.

1

35

FOUL

ARS

C

Aaron Ramsey Commits a Regular foul.

1

36

FREE KICK

LIV

C

1

36

OFFSIDE

LIV

C

Daniel Agger is played offside by André Clarindo dos Santos from a ball by Steven Gerrard

1

37

THROW IN

ARS

C

Bacary Sagna concedes a throw in.

1

37

THROW IN

ARS

C

Santiago Cazorla concedes a throw in.

1

38

FOUL

ARS

C

Thomas Vermaelen Commits a Regular foul.

1

39

FREE KICK

LIV

C

Steven Gerrard takes a direct free kick.

1

40

THROW IN

LIV

C

Daniel Sturridge concedes a throw in.

1

41

THROW IN

LIV

C

Luis Suárez concedes a throw in.

1

42

THROW IN

LIV

C

Luis Suárez concedes a throw in.

1

43

GOAL KICK

LIV

C

Jordan Henderson concedes a goal kick.

1

44

THROW IN

ARS

C

Thomas Vermaelen concedes a throw in.

1

Period 2

Min

Type

From

On

C/NC

Reviewer Comment

Weight

45

THROW IN

ARS

C

Per Mertesacker concedes a throw in.

1

45

THROW IN

ARS

C

André Clarindo dos Santos concedes a throw in.

1

45

GOAL KICK

ARS

C

André Clarindo dos Santos concedes a goal kick.

1

46

THROW IN

LIV

C

Steven Gerrard concedes a throw in.

1

47

THROW IN

ARS

C

Lukas Podolski concedes a throw in.

1

48

FOUL

ARS

LIV

C

Sturridge claims a handball from Vermaelen. The ball was hanging between the two players. It first touched the arm of Sturridge and then fell against the arm of Vermaelen. Ref was correct to let them both go, both looked not intentional.

3

48

PENALTY

ARS

LIV

C

As said the ball came of the arm of Sturridge and then fell against the arm of Vermaelen both standing close to each other, the ball falling between them.

5

48

GOAL KICK

LIV

C

Daniel Sturridge concedes a goal kick.

1

50

GOAL KICK

ARS

C

André Clarindo dos Santos concedes a goal kick.

1

50

FOUL

LIV

C

Jordan Henderson Commits a Regular foul.

1

50

FREE KICK

ARS

C

André Clarindo dos Santos takes a direct free kick.

1

51

THROW IN

LIV

C

Luis Suárez concedes a throw in.

1

51

FOUL

LIV

ARS

C

Wisdom goes in to the path of Podolski and blocks his run. But by stepping in Wisdom had control of the ball and he was allowed to shield the ball.

3

51

PENALTY

LIV

ARS

C

As said Wisdom read the path of the ball and the path of Podolski and by having the ball near his feet he made no real foul but Podolski bumped in to him.

5

52

THROW IN

LIV

C

Andre Wisdom concedes a throw in.

1

54

GOAL KICK

ARS

C

Theo Walcott concedes a goal kick.

1

54

THROW IN

LIV

C

Jamie Carragher concedes a throw in.

1

55

FOUL

LIV

C

Lucas Leiva Commits a Regular foul.

1

56

FREE KICK

ARS

C

Lukas Podolski takes a direct free kick.

1

57

YELLOW

LIV

NC

Carragher gets treatment after being hit by a ball in the stomach. The ref tells him to leave the field by stepping over the goal line which is 2 meters away from him. But the Carragher decides to go to the side line and wanders half the width of the pitch before finally stepping outside the field. A master class in time wasting. Ref should have booked him for that. And what about the instruction that a player who got treatment should leave the field by the nearest line?

3

58

THROW IN

ARS

C

Aaron Ramsey concedes a throw in.

1

58

THROW IN

LIV

C

Lucas Leiva concedes a throw in.

1

59

GOAL

LIV

C

Jordan Henderson scores a goal for Liverpool.

1

61

GOAL KICK

ARS

C

Aaron Ramsey concedes a goal kick.

1

62

GOAL KICK

ARS

C

Lukas Podolski concedes a goal kick.

1

62

THROW IN

LIV

C

Luis Suárez concedes a throw in.

1

63

FOUL

LIV

C

Lucas Leiva Commits a Regular foul.

1

63

FREE KICK

ARS

C

1

63

GOAL

ARS

C

Olivier Giroud scores a goal for Arsenal.

1

65

THROW IN

LIV

C

Luis Suárez concedes a throw in.

1

66

GOAL

ARS

C

Theo Walcott scores a goal for Arsenal.

1

67

FOUL

LIV

C

Luis Suárez Commits a Regular foul.

1

67

FREE KICK

ARS

C

Santiago Cazorla takes a direct free kick.

1

68

GOAL KICK

ARS

C

Lukas Podolski concedes a goal kick.

1

68

THROW IN

ARS

C

André Clarindo dos Santos concedes a throw in.

1

69

THROW IN

LIV

C

Andre Wisdom concedes a throw in.

1

71

THROW IN

LIV

C

Glen Johnson concedes a throw in.

1

71

FOUL

LIV

C

Lucas Leiva Commits a Regular foul.

1

71

YELLOW

LIV

NC

3rd foul in the second half. Ref has a word but should have done like with Cazorla in the first half who got a yellow card after two fouls.

3

71

FREE KICK

ARS

C

Aaron Ramsey takes a direct free kick.

1

72

THROW IN

LIV

C

José Reina concedes a throw in.

1

72

FOUL

LIV

C

Steven Gerrard Commits a Regular foul.

1

72

YELLOW

LIV

C

Steven Gerrard recieves a YellowCard for the following reason: Foul. People argue that he should have been sent off, but he caught Mertesacker not with his outstretched leg but with the other leg. But still a much deserved yellow card for a late tackle.

1

73

FREE KICK

ARS

C

Bacary Sagna takes a direct free kick.

1

74

THROW IN

LIV

C

Daniel Agger concedes a throw in.

1

75

FOUL

ARS

C

Aaron Ramsey Commits a Regular foul.

1

75

FREE KICK

LIV

C

Jamie Carragher takes a direct free kick.

1

76

THROW IN

LIV

C

Steven Gerrard concedes a throw in.

1

76

THROW IN

LIV

C

Andre Wisdom concedes a throw in.

1

76

FOUL

LIV

C

Andre Wisdom Commits a Regular foul.

1

78

FREE KICK

ARS

C

1

78

GOAL KICK

ARS

C

Per Mertesacker concedes a goal kick.

1

78

THROW IN

ARS

C

André Clarindo dos Santos concedes a throw in.

1

79

THROW IN

LIV

C

Jamie Carragher concedes a throw in.

1

80

CORNER

ARS

NC

Thomas Vermaelen kicks the ball against the foot of Suarez so wasn’t a corner kick but should have been a goal kick.

2

80

GOAL KICK

LIV

NC

Thomas Vermaelen kicks the ball against the foot of Suarez so wasn’t a corner kick but should have been a goal kick.

1

81

GOAL KICK

ARS

C

Santiago Cazorla concedes a goal kick.

1

82

CORNER

ARS

C

Bacary Sagna concedes a corner kick.

1

83

CORNER

LIV

C

José Reina concedes a corner kick.

1

84

GOAL KICK

ARS

C

Olivier Giroud concedes a goal kick.

1

84

FOUL

ARS

C

Olivier Giroud Commits a Dive foul.

1

84

YELLOW

ARS

C

Olivier Giroud recieves a YellowCard for the following reason: Dive.

1

85

IND. FREE KICK

LIV

C

1

85

OFFSIDE

LIV

C

Luis Suárez is played offside by Thomas Vermaelen from a ball by José Reina

1

85

CORNER

LIV

C

Andre Wisdom concedes a corner kick.

1

87

GOAL KICK

LIV

C

Luis Suárez concedes a goal kick.

1

88

THROW IN

LIV

C

Andre Wisdom concedes a throw in.

1

88

THROW IN

ARS

C

André Clarindo dos Santos concedes a throw in.

1

88

FOUL

ARS

C

Bacary Sagna Commits a Regular foul.

1

89

FREE KICK

LIV

C

Lucas Leiva takes a direct free kick.

1

89

FOUL

ARS

C

Per Mertesacker Commits a Regular foul.

1

90

YELLOW

ARS

C

Per Mertesacker recieves a YellowCard for the following reason: Foul.

1

90

FREE KICK

LIV

C

Steven Gerrard takes a direct free kick.

1

90

CORNER

ARS

C

Bacary Sagna concedes a corner kick.

1

90

CORNER

ARS

C

Per Mertesacker concedes a corner kick.

1

91

FOUL

LIV

C

Lucas Leiva Commits a Regular foul.

1

91

FREE KICK

ARS

C

Wojciech Szczesny takes a direct free kick.

1

92

THROW IN

ARS

C

Aaron Ramsey concedes a throw in.

1

Let us have a look at his competence numbers in this game

COMPETENCY SUMMARY – Kevin Friend (2013-01-30)

Period 1

Called

Total

Correct %

CORNER

8

8

100.00

FOUL

8

8

100.00

FREE KICK

8

8

100.00

GOAL

1

1

100.00

GOAL KICK

8

8

100.00

OFFSIDE

3

3

100.00

THROW IN

22

22

100.00

YELLOW

1

1

100.00

TOTAL

59

59

100.00

WEIGHTED

59

59

100.00

Period 2

Called

Total

Correct %

CORNER

5

6

83.33

FOUL

14

14

100.00

FREE KICK

11

11

100.00

GOAL

3

3

100.00

GOAL KICK

11

12

91.67

IND. FREE KICK

1

1

100.00

OFFSIDE

1

1

100.00

PENALTY

2

2

100.00

THROW IN

23

23

100.00

YELLOW

3

5

60.00

TOTAL

74

78

94.87

WEIGHTED

86

95

90.53

Totals

Called

Total

Correct %

CORNER

13

14

92.86

FOUL

22

22

100.00

FREE KICK

19

19

100.00

GOAL

4

4

100.00

GOAL KICK

19

20

95.00

IND. FREE KICK

1

1

100.00

OFFSIDE

4

4

100.00

PENALTY

2

2

100.00

THROW IN

45

45

100.00

YELLOW

4

6

66.67

TOTAL

133

137

97.08

WEIGHTED

145

154

94.16

Let us see if it evens out in this game and have a look at the bias numbers

Stuart to be honest 2 of the 4 mistakes was down to the assistant.
One was about a not given yellow card against Leiva. Not really a wrong call, just a different treatment compared to Cazorla earlier in the game which he handled correct.

The one thing I for me found disappointing was his treatment or better said non-treatment of Carragher. But again this is something that I see a lot in the PL and that is beyond me that this hasn’t been put right by the PGMOL. Maybe I should write an article about it so Mike gets a reminder of this simple instruction?

So only 4 wrong call and not one really decisive in any way of the game.

It was a great game of football and I think much of the credit must go to the ref for treating both teams very well when it came to calling fouls. Using the same stick to measure both teams. That is the impression I had when I saw the game live and gets confirmed in this review

Walter, I think this must be the highest score ever recorded for a ref in an Arsenal game. He certainly seems to have lived up to his pre-match billing as one of the best refs with no bias in favour of either team. Lets hope we see him again soon (but not against Manure as I still don’t trust him on that front). Wouldn’t mind him for the Spuds game.

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